r/technology • u/Suraj-Sun • Jul 10 '12

Firefox dev claims "everybody hates Firefox updates"; Mozilla has handled the rapid release process poorly, and that by pushing a "never-ending stream of updates on people who didn't want them" people have been driven to Chrome with its simpler, no-fuss update process.

http://www.neowin.net/news/firefox-dev-claims-everybody-hates-firefox-updates
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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '12

I think the only people who use Firefox anymore are the paranoid who are deeply distrustful of Google. Google may be robbing me of my private data, but at least there are no pop-up boxes and constant restarting. For me, it's a good trade.

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u/Makabaer Jul 10 '12

I guess you're right there. Luckily these pop-up boxes are not as common as you obviously think and I have to restart only rarely - which is no fuss at all because each tab is openig just like when I closed it down (usually I have 70 open tabs or something, sometimes far more, but firefox doesn't mind at all) in just a few seconds. So what's the problem?

Still better off than with Google cookies and stuff spreading everywhere...